The Helicopter Company (THC), which is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters to purchase ten H125 helicopters. The deal comes as part of THC’s commitment to further expand its fleet and introduce new services that fulfil market demand and support the development
British Airways has retired its first Boeing 747 since announcing last month that all 31 of its jumbo jets had flown their last commercial services. The Boeing 747-400, registration G-CIVD, departed from London Heathrow on August 18, under flight number BA9170E after more than 25 years of flying. British Airways’ fleet of 747s are being retired
A Boeing 777 Freighter joined the Volga-Dnepr Group fleet of 24 Boeing freighters on August 17, having departed from Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The fuel-efficient twin-engine freighter will begin operations with AirBridgeCargo, a subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr. AirBridgeCargo will operate the airplane via a sale-leaseback agreement with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). Volga-Dnepr Group is among
Skyworld Aviation has placed an ERJ 145 LR aircraft with Mwant Jet, of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Serial number 145601, with temporary registration 2-TEZK, set off on its ferry flight from the U.K. on August 7, and arrived in Kinshasa later that evening. The aircraft will bear the registration 9Q-AYS once accepted in DRC.
Embraer has delivered the first Phenom 300E with the new Bossa Nova interior to Joe Howley, co-founder of Patient Airlift Services (PALS). PALS was established in 2010 by a group of pilots in the Northeast United States. In conjunction with the organization’s ten-year anniversary, Howley took delivery of a new Phenom 300E at a ceremony
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won the first A321LR order for two aircraft from Lufthansa Technik, highlighting the market appeal and versatility of the A320neo Family. The aircraft will be multi-role capable and can be equipped for various types of missions, such as troop transport, different MedEvac role setups (medical evacuation) and will be operated
GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) has signed an agreement with S7 Airlines for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft. S7 Cargo, general agent for cargo operations sales of S7 Group, will manage freight services. S7’s air freight program currently utilizes belly capacity on passenger planes and these narrowbody freighters will mark the inauguration of
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has confirmed the delivery of one ATR 72-600 aircraft, MSN 1450, on lease to Windrose Aviation Company. Windrose Aviation is one of the leading charter flight operators in Ukraine with a market share of 21%, according to the State Aviation Service of Ukraine. In 2019, Windrose transported 1.4 million passengers, making
While the British engine manufacturer struggles to deal with the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company’s Trent XWB engine has been hit with technical problems. Having incurred costs approaching £2.4 billion (US$3.1 billion) as a consequence of problematic turbine blades fitted to its Trent 1000 engine which powers the Boeing 787, this is
GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) has signed an agreement with Boeing, converting 11 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) options to firm orders and adding nine additional options to the GECAS Cargo order book. This agreement marks a repeat order by the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric for the 737-800BCF, bringing their
